With rising political and economic tensions, US-China relations are at the forefront of today’s geopolitical discussions. Whether concerning supply chain and production issues or surveillance balloons and defense debates, Worldwide Speakers Group is proud to represent leading experts in all aspects of US-China relations. Our speakers provide informed insights on geopolitics, national security, and foreign policy, while also discussing what might lie in store for China’s ever-growing economy.

Evan Feigenbaum

Asia-Pacific Geopolitics and Geoeconomics Expert; Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor, Miller Center

Niall Ferguson

Historian; Visionary; Author; Emmy-Winning Filmmaker, The Ascent of Money; Managing Director, Greenmantle; Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University; Senior Faculty Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard

Gary Locke

U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (2011-2014); Secretary of Commerce (2009-2011); Governor of Washington (1997-2005)

Hank Paulson

Founder & Chairman, Paulson Institute; Secretary of the Treasury (2006-2009); Former Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs

Michael Pillsbury

Director of the Center for Chinese Strategy, Hudson Institute; Senior Fellow For China Strategy; The Heritage Foundation; International Best-Selling Author, The Hundred-Year Marathon

Robert Zoellick

President, The World Bank Group (2007-2012); U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (2005-2006); U.S. Trade Representative for President George W. Bush (2001-2005)

Elaine Chao

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, President and CEO of United Way of America, Peace Corps Director, Director of Numerous Fortune 100 Corporate Boards

Mark Esper

U.S. Secretary of Defense (2019-2020); Secretary of the Army (2017-2019); Corporate Executive (2010-2017); Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (2007-2008); Author, A Sacred Oath; West Point Distinguished Graduate

Eyck Freymann

Leading Expert on China; Acclaimed Author; Advisor to Investors, Executives, and Governments

David Frum

High-Profile Political Analyst; Senior Editor at The Atlantic; New York Times Bestselling Author, Trumpocracy & 

Trumpocalypse; Former Speech Writer for President George W. Bush

Chris Miller

Author of Financial Times' Business Book of the Year 2022, Chip War; Assistant Professor, The Fletcher School; Director, Greenmantle

Scott Morrison

30th Prime Minister of Australia, Former Federal Treasurer of Australia, Minister for Social Services and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2013-2015)

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